A tender inviting concessionaires for an international airport at Jewar is likely to be out in August, according to a senior official of the nodal agency Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).
The Ministry of Civil Aviation cleared a proposal for Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida last year. It will be the second airport in the National Capital Region. “The bid document inviting concessionaires for Jewar airport will be made public in August. The aim is that we finalise the concessionaire by the end of this year,” YEIDA chairman, Prabhat Kumar said. Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary, R.N. Choubey has said that he expects that the foundation stone of the airport will be laid in December this year after the bid is awarded to the selected concessionaire.
Flight operations could begin by December “even if the project is not complete”, he said.
These timelines were discussed earlier this week in a meeting with the secretary, other officials from the Ministry, Airports Authority of India and the YEIDA, who also visited the airport site. The YEIDA also aims to start acquiring land for the airport in July.
